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Mar 2

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalsko
Local time: 08:22
Člen (2007)
angličtina -> portugalčina
+ ...
Other Mar 2

I only accept urgent jobs from my regular customers and how much I’ll charge depends entirely on the job. In general, I don't apply a surcharge rate to some of my regular clients, but if it's a client that gives me work once in a blue moon, I will increase my rate for sure. I have two long-standing clients, who very regularly request small but urgent translations and we agreed some time ago that I would give priority to their work and invoice accordingly.

Thayenga
 
Michael Newton
Michael Newton  Identity Verified
Spojené štáty
Local time: 03:22
japončina -> angličtina
+ ...
Urgent requests Mar 2

Make a list of questions. Repeat the same questions every three months. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

Claudio Machado Junior
writeaway
Daryo
Cilian O'Tuama
Philip Lees
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
expressisverbis
 
Cilian O'Tuama
Cilian O'Tuama  Identity Verified
Nemecko
Local time: 09:22
nemčina -> angličtina
+ ...
How to flog a dead horse, ProZ-style. Mar 3

Michael Newton wrote:

Make a list of questions. Repeat the same questions every three months. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.


But it gets attention, and traffic, so for them it's a good tactic.

Crazy but true. A sad world we're in.


[Edited at 2026-03-03 03:57 GMT]

Philip Lees
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
expressisverbis
Claudio Machado Junior
Thayenga
 


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